The staff and four-legged residents of the animal shelter are pleased to announce Conrad Bormann is March’s Volunteer of the Month for The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor.   Conrad is a frequent visitor to the animal shelter, where he spends his time walking dogs, cleaning kennels, and doing odd jobs to help out. He  Continue Reading

Beginning at 10:00am on Wednesday, March 21st, OPALCO members can purchase units of the Co-op’s first Community Solar project, while they last. To get yours, go to www.opalco.com/solar and fill out the participation agreement (live 3/21). The one-time cost to participate is $150 per unit (75W) and members can purchase multiple units in this 350KW  Continue Reading

Erin Corra is on the hunt for some video. Do you have any to share? Here’s her request… Hello and happy almost spring, Curious if you have any decent mp4 footage of surface activity of these critters…. We are on the mad hunt to update the video station at Lime Kiln’s Interpretive Center. Credit will  Continue Reading

  Egg dyeing will take place at Station 31 on Friday, March 30, at 5PM. All community members, young and old, are invited to join in the fun and creativity.  The Easter egg hunt will be Sunday, April 1, at 1PM at Jackson’s Beach. Over 1,500 dyed eggs will be hidden, along with plastic eggs  Continue Reading

EDC presents Mission: Advertising workshop Business owners are invited to join the San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) for Mission: Advertising, a free workshop on advertising and marketing for small businesses, on Wednesday, March 28th from 9 a.m. until noon.  Participants will learn the effective techniques and media they can use to build their  Continue Reading

Becki Day with the SJI Chamber of Commerce passed along this bit of good news… Kirk House Bed & Breakfast Wins 2018 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award For Hotels Kirk House Bed & Breakfast today announced it has been recognized as a winner in the B & Bs and Inns category of the 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers’  Continue Reading

San Juan County is exploring options to centralize and streamline government operations in an efficient and community-centered Civic Campus located near the courthouse in Friday Harbor.  A new Civic Campus would bring departments together, reduce operating costs, provide better service to County residents, and include community space to support public gatherings and events. The new  Continue Reading

The San Juan County Council hereby provides this Notice of Vacancy in the elected office of County Clerk. The office of County Clerk was vacated on March 12, 2018, with the death of long time Clerk, Joan White. In such circumstance, it is the duty of the County Council, as stipulated by state law (RCW  Continue Reading

Highlights of today’s demonstration at the high school track honoring the seventeen slain students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

A memorial service for Joan White will be held on Saturday March 17, at 1:30pm, at the Friday Harbor Airport Terminal Lobby. All are invited to attend. An obituary will be published soon.